#YearlyPlanning

NSW Term Dates + Holidays

To help you plan for your family holidays in 2018, we’ve collated for easy reference the NSW School Holiday Dates 2018 as well as NSW Public Holiday Dates 2018 and NSW School Term Dates 2018 for the Eastern Division of NSW Australia.

NSW School Holiday Dates 2018

Autumn Holidays

Monday 16 April 2018 to Friday 27 April 2018

Autumn is traditionally the transition months of the Australian year; March, April and May. Typically autumn is the season to receive the most rain, but all the welcomed rain doesn’t dampen the autumn school holiday fun in the Greater Port Macquarie region!

View our autumn holidays section for the latest holiday inspiration and activities occurring throughout the Greater Port Macquarie during the autumn school holidays.

Winter Holidays

Monday 9 July 2018 to Friday 20 July 2018

Winter is traditionally the three coldest months of the Australian year; June, July and August. But as Sir Ranulph Fiennes says; “there is no bad weather, only inappropriate clothing.”

So get on out there with the kids these winter holidays and explore!

View our winter holidays section for the latest holiday inspiration and activities occurring throughout the Greater Port Macquarie during the winter school holidays.

Spring Holidays

Monday 1 October 2018 to Friday 12 October 2018

Spring is traditionally the three transition months of the Australian year; September, October and November.

View our spring holidays section for the latest holiday inspiration and activities occurring throughout the Greater Port Macquarie during the spring school holidays.

Summer Holidays

Monday 24 December 2018 to Monday 28 January 2019

Summer is traditionally the three hottest months of the Australian year; December, January and February.

View our summer holidays section for the latest holiday inspiration and activities occurring throughout the Greater Port Macquarie during the summer school holidays.

NSW Public Holiday Dates 2018

  • New Year’s Day
    Monday 1 January 2018
  • Australia Day
    Friday 26 January 2018
  • Good Friday
    Friday 20 March 2018
  • Easter Saturday
    the Saturday following Good Friday
    Saturday 31 March 2018
  • Easter Sunday
    Sunday 1 April 2018
  • Easter Monday
    Monday 2 April 2018
  • Anzac Day
    Wednesday 25 April 2018
  • Queen’s Birthday
    Monday 11 June 2018
  • Bank Holiday
    Monday 6 August 2018
  • Labour Day
    Monday 1 October 2018
  • Christmas Day
    Tuesday 25 December 2018
  • Boxing Day
    Wednesday 26 December 2018

NSW School Term Dates 2018

  • Term 1 for students
    Monday 29 January 2018 to Friday 13 April 2018
  • Term 2 for students
    Monday 30 April 2018 to Friday 6 July 2018
  • Term 3 for students
    Monday 23 July 2018 to Friday 28 September 2018
  • Term 4 for students
    Monday 15 October 2018 to Friday 21 December 2018

These dates are NSW Government Schools Term Dates 2018 but can vary slightly from school to school, please visit the DoE website for further information or your school’s website for dates specific to your school.

Daylight Savings

Daylight saving in NSW begins at 2am, Eastern Standard Time, on the first Sunday in October and ends at 3am Eastern Daylight Saving Time on the first Sunday in April.

We’d appreciate your help in keeping this information up to date and in ensuring we have covered everything on NSW school holiday dates and NSW school term dates for 2018. If you have anything to add to this page or feel a correction should be made please contact us, we’d love to hear from you!

Page last updated: Monday 20 January 2020